Wash. Admin. Code § 51-11C-40229 - Section C402.2.9-Vertical fenestration intersection with opaque walls
C402.2.9
Vertical
fenestration intersection with opaque walls.
Vertical
fenestration shall comply with Items 1, 2, and 3, as applicable.
1. Where wall assemblies include
continuous insulation, the exterior glazing layer of
vertical fenestration and any required thermal break in the
frame shall each be aligned within 2 inches laterally of either face of the
continuous insulation layer.
2. Where wall assemblies do not include
continuous insulation, the exterior glazing layer of
vertical fenestration and any required thermal break in the
frame shall each be aligned within the thickness of the wall
insulation layer and not more than 2 inches laterally from the exterior face of
the outermost insulation layer.
3.
Where the exterior face of the vertical fenestration frame
does not extend to the exterior face of the opaque wall rough opening, the
exposed exterior portion of the rough opening shall be covered with either a
material having an R-value not less than R-3, or with minimum
1.5-inch thickness wood.
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C402.2.9 Vertical fenestration intersection with opaque walls. Vertical fenestration shall comply with Items 1, 2, and 3, as applicable.
1. Where wall assemblies include continuous insulation, the exterior glazing layer of vertical fenestration and any required thermal break in the frame shall each be aligned within 2 inches laterally of either face of the continuous insulation layer.
2. Where wall assemblies do not include continuous insulation, the exterior glazing layer of vertical fenestration and any required thermal break in the frame shall each be aligned within the thickness of the wall insulation layer and not more than 2 inches laterally from the exterior face of the outermost insulation layer.
3. Where the exterior face of the vertical fenestration frame does not extend to the exterior face of the opaque wall rough opening, the exposed exterior portion of the rough opening shall be covered with either a material having an R-value not less than R-3, or with minimum 1.5-inch thickness wood.